While Chinese Bitcoin Miners Escaped Crackdowns, Sichuan’s Hydropower Plants Were Not So Lucky
Regional reports from China indicate that government officials have been reviewing over 5,100 small-sized hydropower plants in order to get...
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US Lawmaker Introduces Legislation to Regulate Crypto Assets and Protect Investors
A U.S. congressman has introduced the Digital Asset Market Structure and Investor Protection Act. The legislation would “provide the Securities...
Jihan Wu’s Matrixport Raises $100 Million — Singapore Startup Joins Growing List of Crypto Unicorns
Matrixport, the digital currency financial services company co-founded by the former Bitmain CEO Jihan Wu, has revealed the company has...
Mastercard Outlines Plans for Cryptocurrencies, Stablecoins, Central Bank Digital Currencies
Mastercard’s CEO has outlined the company’s plans to develop products and services around cryptocurrencies, stablecoins, and central bank digital currencies...
While GBTC Bitcoin Stacking Slows, Grayscale Accumulates Alternative Crypto Assets
Established in 2013, the firm Grayscale Investments has managed to become the world’s largest asset manager for digital currency. While...
Buda Exchange Starts Requesting Selfie Verification for Withdrawals to New Bitcoin Addresses
Buda, a Chile-based cryptocurrency exchange, has started requesting selfie verification every time a user needs to withdraw funds to a...
Kenyan Insurance Executive Calls Cryptocurrencies Ponzi Schemes, Warns Users This Will ‘End in Tears’
A Kenyan insurance executive, Julius Kipng’etich has compared cryptocurrencies like bitcoin to Ponzi schemes and has urged his countrymen not...
Highly Anticipated Insured Launchpad, Binstarter to Open to the Public on Aug 4th
PRESS RELEASE. Binstarter Protocol; the first and only Insurance Policy Protected IDO Launchpad Protocol is proud to announce to the...
Paypal Hiring Over 100 Crypto Positions as Global Cryptocurrency Adoption Rises
Payments giant Paypal is hiring more than 100 crypto-related positions as demand for cryptocurrencies grows. Paypal’s CEO recently revealed the...
Governments Need to Stop Dismissing Crypto as Illicit Payments and Reckless Speculation, Says El-Erian
Mohamed El-Erian, an adviser to Allianz and Gramercy Funds Management, says that “The time has come for more western governments...
Promoter of Crypto Scheme Touted by Steven Seagal Pleads Guilty, Faces 5 Years in Prison
A promoter of the cryptocurrency scheme previously touted by famous martial artist and actor Steven Seagal has pleaded guilty for...
Bitcoin Difficulty Increases 6% — It’s Still 48% Easier to Find BTC Blocks Than It Was 30 Days Ago
As expected, Bitcoin’s mining difficulty increased this week jumping 6.03% higher on July 31. The change marks the first increase...
NFT Leaderboard Study Highlights the Crypto Industry’s Leading NFT Collectors
As the non-fungible token (NFT) space continues to grow, the blockchain analytics Nansen has published a leaderboards list of the...
Analysts Discuss Bitcoin Over-the-Counter Desks Bubbling With BTC Demand
Digital currency markets have been gathering gains again moving past the lows seen a few weeks ago. This week crypto...
Bitcoin Cash Shows Maturity in Its Fourth Anniversary
Born four years ago as a result of the disagreement between two groups over scaling issues, Bitcoin Cash has grown...
